LIMBER UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does limber up mean? 

• LIMBER UP (verb)
  The verb LIMBER UP has 2 senses:

1. attach the limber

2. make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

  Familiarity information: LIMBER UP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIMBER UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attach the limber

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

limber; limber up

Context example:

limber a cannon

Hypernyms (to "limber up" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

limber up; loosen up; warm up

Hypernyms (to "limber up" is one way to...):

exercise; work out (do physical exercise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s